Dont worry I wont be offended since I am mostly in this section to learn. and your correct i dont keep pigeons for racing or any such thing YET, I would like to in the future though.
If the goal is to get a bigger pigeon with better flying ability why not use a giant runt instead of a wood pigeon? Not that I have either but according to google the runts are on par if not bigger in terms of mass.
When you think about how many different things a guinea hen has been reported...